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EBRD Invests in Georgia Global Utilities Green Eurobond

Image Credit: EBRD July 26, 2024/EBRD By Loretta  Martikian EBRD supports green Eurobond issuance by Georgian private water firm Georgia Global Utilities raises US$ 300 million to finance green projects EBRD to invest US$ 40 million to fund water-network infrastructure in Tbilisi The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) […]

Digitalising SMEs on a Shoestring

Image Credit: EBRD July 26, 2024/EBRD By Stasha  Igrutinovic While large companies readily adopt digital technologies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to access the same solutions and are less open to embracing the digital wave. This was one of the key findings of researchers at Cambridge University’s engineering department. […]

Global Growth to Remain Stable, but Slow-IMF MD

July 26, 2024/IMF International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered the following remarks at the third meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: “I would like to thank the Government of Brazil for its generous hospitality, and Minister Haddad and Governor […]